5 Steps to Hiring the Perfect Colorado Videographer for You!
1. Gather a few website addresses by searching online, going to a bridal show or searching in a magazine. Follow these pointers: Magazines: Looking in the video section of any Denver Wedding magazine, or Fort Collins Wedding magazine, or even a general Colorado Wedding magazine in your search for Colorado videographers, just jot down the website addresses. Bridal Shows: Do an internet search for “Colorado Bridal Shows” or “Fort Collins Bridal Shows” or for bridal shows in whatever major city your wedding location is near. Find a few good bridal shows to attend. At a bridal show, try to take a few minutes to stop at each vendor’s booth, especially the videographer booth as they will most likely be playing video samples on a T.V. or projector. Watch as much as you can there and ask some questions, too. (In fact, if you are going to a bridal show be sure to call us and ask us to send you a helpful article that we have created for you called “10 Questions to Ask When Hiring a Professional Videographer”. We will send it to you for FREE!!) Knowing what questions to ask beforehand will be a tremendous help to you. Search on the internet: MSNsearch, Yahoo, and AllTheWeb are just a few examples of search engines that you can visit that will help you search for videographers. Good search phrases to use include: Colorado videographer, Colorado wedding videographer, Colorado video, Colorado wedding video, Denver videographer, Denver wedding videographer, Denver video, Denver wedding video, Fort Collins videographer, Fort Collins wedding videographer, Fort Collins video, Fort Collins wedding video, Estes Park videographer, Estes Park wedding videographer, Estes Park video, Estes Park wedding video, or wedding video in whatever major city is nearest to your wedding location.Denver Colorado Video Production - Colorado Professional Videographer, Colorado Wedding Video
2. Surf the net. Visit WEDJ Now that you have a list of websites that you want to visit, let your fingers do the walking. Surfing the internet for these videographers can save you time and money as you can narrow down your list by comparing these videographers according to what is on their websites. So, sit down at your computer with these items in front of you: your list of websites, a pad of paper and a pen. As you visit each website, take notes on what you see and whether you like what you see or don’t.
3. Compare. But don’t compare solely on price! You will find many low end videographers ($300 - $1000), but keep in mind what you see is what you get! So, make sure, as you compare you make your decisions equally based on 3 things: Video quality, price, and personal skills. Ok, the first 2 are obvious….you need to hire based on video skill and price, but “personal skills?” you ask. Why does a videographer need good personal skills? We’ll get into that in step Denver Colorado Video Production - Colorado Professional Videographer, Colorado Wedding Video
4.- So, with your pen and pad of paper ready, visit each website and take notes as you look at prices, packages, and video samples. If a videographer does not have video samples on his/her website, you should immediately disqualify that company. Why? Because in this day and age, if a video professional does not have online video samples it either means that he does not care enough about his customers to offer that, OR he is not confident enough in his ability as a video artist. Either way, the absence of online video samples is a bad sign. If, however, the videographer does have online video samples, but your computer is having a tough time playing them, you might want to call them to ask them to send you a sample CD or DVD by mail. Denver Colorado Video Production - Colorado Professional Videographer, Colorado Wedding Video -
4. Call them. Now that you have narrowed down your list a little bit by visiting websites, you must call each and every videographer on your list. Why? Two reasons – Number 1, because you need to ask some questions (again, ask for us to send you a FREE list of questions to ask), make sure they are available on your day, and make sure they provide video services for Denver, Estes Park, Fort Collins, or wherever you have planned your wedding. Number 2, you want to take notes as you talk to them. Do you detect confidence in his/her voice? Is he/she taking your requests into consideration as they suggest services to you? Does he/she sound like they are personable? And now we have come back to that question…why is it so necessary for your Colorado Videographer to have a good disposition? A videographer will be with you throughout your day and will need to interact with you, your parents, and your guests, therefore a good disposition is vitally necessary. After you’ve talked to each one of them about your wedding day and video services that you want….Denver Colorado Video Production - Colorado Professional Videographer, Colorado Wedding Video -
5. Visit them. Cross the bad ones off your list, and call the good ones to set up an appointment. At the appointment you want to, again gauge their personal skills. Are they confident without being pushy? Are they nice without being push-overs? At the appointment you also want to ask to see parts of a full DVD production. Bring a friend or relative with you who can handle the DVD remote while you take notes on things like: video/audio quality, and creativity in music videos. If the videographer won’t hand over the remote to you or your friend/relative when you ask, then you know you’ve got a problem…he/she may not want you to have the remote because of some bad parts of the video that he/she wants to skip over. ? If, while you are meeting with a videographer, the company meets all of your standards, then you will want to book with them right away to secure your date.
If you plan early and follow these 5 steps, you will find it is well worth the effort because your final video will become a beautifully crafted family heirloom that you will be able to hand down from generation to generation.
Some facts about Colorado Digital Video:
- Our video quality is excellent…we use only the best wireless equipment
- Our videographers are well trained…our staff is fully trained in proper video and audio capturing techniques
- Our creative artistry is unsurpassed…your music videos will be unique and awe inspiring
- Our prices are considered “mid-range” here in Colorado…we are neither too expensive nor too cheap
- Our hours are flexible…we are open weekdays 10 AM – 10 PM for your convenience
- Our service is impeccable…from our first phone conversation, to our first appointment, to our pre-wedding phone call, to our presence on your wedding day….everything we do is centered around what will make you happy and what will give you the best quality cinematography….that’s our promise of service to you.
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